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Hi again, it seems that the mm-setup file is not correct when it is extract from the zip-file. After I copied the zip file (from atariage post) to the MM folder all seems to be OK but in the MM-SETUP file there were two more entries and in line 9 it was a 9 what is definitly wrong. Line 9 could be 1 to 5 for German, English, Italiano, Espanol and French. The correct MM-SETUP should look as this: ================= ENGLISH DSK1.MM-ENG PIO 129 TIPI.MM.P.TOOL.REMIND. 3 KJFK F 2 2 ================= Would you please test your system with the MM-SETUP from this post or you can edit the file with EDIT40/EDIT80 like the description in workshop #4 (6 posts before in this forum). MM-SETUP

Hi, I will look at the setup menu. During the final tests I had a similar problem. So maybe the last change is not in the version. wolfgang

It‘s fine to see your TI is up and running with the new tipi software and the Mega Menu program. I didn‘t update my tipies right now, but it is on my shortlist. Have much fun with our TI-99 hobby.

Today there is a new workshop #4 Due to current events, I have described the configuration options of the program in a short guide. Part A contains the description of the configuration via the shortcut command CTRL+T. The following settings are possible: - Menu language English, German, Italian, Spanish and French. - Program path to the Remind Me calendar program. - The minutes for the reminder before reaching the appointment entered in Remind Me. - The 4-digit ACIO Airport Code to display temperature and humidity. - The display of the temperature in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. - The format of the date display The setup program saves these settings in the MM-SETUP file. In part B, I will go into how the MM-SETUP file can be edited to make these settings manually. Have fun experimenting. WS-MM-04_MM SETUP.pdf

Hi to all TI99 users, after a long time, today I release my new Mega Menu version. MEGA MENU v2.54 – New version: Oct / 02 / 2022 New in version 2.54 - The menu screen now shows the temperature and humidity for the configured 4-character airport code. You can configure the 4-letter airport code in the setup program. To run the setup program, type CTRL + T on the Mega Menu screen. - CTRL + W shows a slightly improved airport weather program. Now you can display the same weather again, enter a new airport code or go back to the Mega Menu program. - CTRL + D displays the disk catalog, now you can enter any path like "IDE1.TIBASE." or "TIPI.MM.P.MP." and you can choose whether you want to display a different path or jump back to the Mega Menu program. - Support for running a program from the TIPI root directory such as "TIPI.TIPICFG". - In the extended SETUP the Mega Menu texts are now configurable in 5 languages: ENGLISH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, SPANISH, FRENCH - The configured language is displayed on the menu title screen. - The Help screen (CTRL+H) shows the help text in the selected language. - Additional configuration for selecting and launching more than 400 compiled Basic and Extended Basic games. Many Thanks to tmop69 for providing these compiled TI-Basic and TI-Extended Basic games. The complete package: MM254.zip EDIT: 29.10.2023 - New MM-SETUP configuration file. The old one was wrong! Only the updated files: (There are a lot, if you will update your existing configuration, please read the manual) MM254_update.zip EDIT: 29.10.2023 - New MM-SETUP configuration file. The old one was wrong! The manual: MegaMenu_254.pdf The new main menu screen: Explore the new version and enjoy MM254.zip MM254_update.zip

I used normal Alcaline batteries from a discounter.

TI-74 Basicalc and TI-324 printer endurance test for more than 9 months Hello, everyone, On September 22nd, I put new batteries in the TI-74 computer and TI-324 printer and loaded a small test program onto the 8K Ram card. I wanted to test how long a set of batteries can operate the small system in standby. For this purpose I switched on the TI-74 several times a month, started the program and printed out a text line "Test on date". I was able to do that for a period of more than 9 months. The system ran until July 30, 2022 and then showed an I/O error after printing. The printer image also became very pale, as can be seen on the printout. The TI-74 still ran without problems, but the printer battery was too weak to use the printer. I replaced the batteries in both devices and ran the test again. Let's see if the devices will be ready for operation for a second time. I expect the result in April/May 2023. Here is the documentation of the test on the printout:

@senior_falcon Hi Harry, for my problem this did the trick! I run the program above as LOAD and then I run XB 2.9 on my F18a console. I get the normal XB prompt. I can EDIT, LIST, SAVE, OLD in a normal way. You are awesome, I put the line in my LOAD for the XB program I want to run and now I can work completely normal. Thank You very much!

In XB2.8 I did the CALL PEEK(-31787,x):: PRINT X and got "14"; A CALL LOAD(-31787,1) works fine; another CALL PEEK(-31787,x):: PRINT X results in the expected "1". I did this in XB 2.9 "10 CALL PEEK(-31787,x):: PRINT X" "20 GOTO 20" and got "0". Then I could break the program without an issue to the prompt. Now I can edit in XB in a normal way. Next I powercycled the console And I chosed XB 2.9 from the FG99 menu I saw the number "14" again; A break shows me the three extra characters and the flickering cursor. The console was crashed!

Hi, I run the program from post #25 The console is my black&silver (German PAL version) with F18a, PEB with 1MB SAMS, TI Disk Controller, 3 Floppy drives, tipipeb card RXB 2015, RXB 2022D, XB 2.8, XB 2.9 The result is in every XB the same: 75988364

Hi, I tested the small program "10 CALL PEEKG(258,X)::PRINT X" "20 GOTO 20" in my F18a black&silver console with a 1MB SAMS card in the PEB. In RXB2022D it shows 80, I can break the program and edit is functional In XB 2.9 it shows 80, I can break the program and the console crashes! In XB 2.8 it shows 80, I can break the program an edit is functional In RXB2015 is shows 80, I can break the program an edit is functional

You are right, I only tested the short "100 CALL VERSION(V)::PRINT V" program. Normaly I always have the 32K RAM expansion active.

Hi, I tried to type BYE but nothing happens. Only a reset helps to get the title screen. In the version 2.820210712 I can break the program to the XB prompt and I can edit, list, save and load back the program without an issue.

Hi Harry, Do you have the 32K ram expansion? --> Yes I have a 1MB SAMS card in the PEB and it defaults to the normal 32K expansion. Is this screen shot right after pressing 2 for XB 2.9? --> The screen shows the status after pressing BREAK (FCTN+4). --> The same result comes up If I press 2 from the TI Menu. There are 3 extra characters before the cursor-I wonder why that is? --> The prompt with the extra character is the same if I autoload and break the program or if I press 2 and the system shows the prompt the first time. It looks like autoload works fine, but somehow the editor cannot be used, either from normal startup (Press 2) or when a program breaks? --> Both ways reults in the same blocking prompt screen. I do not know this for a fact, but would be surprised if this worked without 32K. --> In the console with an F18a built in, the system shows the same blocking prompt screen (with the same caharacters befor the very fast blinking cursor). --> In my console witout an F18a, I can work with the XB 2.9 without an issue! Even without or with 32K expansion. Is it possible that your cart is not seeing that bank? --> Maybe it is possible. There is a one line program listed there. Save it to DSK1.LOAD using any XB that works, then put in XB 2.9 G.E.M. and press 2. What number is printed? --> The number is "8", after BREAK I see again the prompt wit the three character before and the console stucks. --> With XB 2.8 I see also "8", after BREAK I see the normal prompt and I can edit the program.

@senior_falcon Hi again, reight now I tested the new XB 2.9 on my console with a EVPC2 80 column card. The running program changed to the normal 32 column mode. This system shows me the first time a 80 column XB version. I can list and edit the XB programs in 80 column direct at the console. AMAZING!!!! My Mega Menu (compiled) program is autoloading and working fine. But when I break the program the system hangs at the normal XB prompt. Maybe this is because I compiled the program with the "Put runtime in low memory" option?

@senior_falcon Hello Harry, I installed the new XBGEM 2.9 (from the Juwel 4 package) on my F18a TI with the result that the console blocked at the XB 2.9 prompt. If I autoload my Mega Menu program (compiled with your compiler) the program will also work with tipi access and with tipi/internet weather access. When I press FCTN+4 to pause the Program menu, I see the corrupted XB prompt and the console is stuck. Is this a known behavior that the new version doesn't work with an F18a modded console? On a second XB console with an F18a (console pure without 32K expansion) I see the same behavior. In the XBGEM 2.8 version I have no problems with my F18a system. On my normal console (no F18a) XB2.9 works fine.

Yesterday I got my game package. Very professional, well done. The game supports 40 colums and 80 column for TI systems with a F18A or V9938/V9958 expansions.

I just ordered the game! Thank you for the information.

Hi, the mytbox99 on port 61643 is online again. It looked like the program was blocked during an online session.

Hi All, Now I have my second BBS system in the original english language online. The access to the english MyTBOX99 BBS is: URL: mytbox99.ddns.net Port: 61644 see also some pictures in this thread post #4: @9640News Hi Beery, I made some more conditional assembly in the attached source files too. And I changed two message bases only for the german version. The "...Other BBS" message base is changed to "...Andere BBS Systeme" with the files BASEFILE0A, POINTFILE0A and the "...Buy and Sell" message base is changed to "...Kaufen und Verkaufen" with the files BASEFILE0K, POINTFILE0K. I found a small bug in the file "FILESEARCH" too. Sometimes the search function crashes, if I pressed some key's during the file search procedure. The correction is in the source file from 20210908AfterHrsSources at line 304: TEXT >Choice:>' I changed it to: TEXT 'Choice:>' The files I modified and the complete sources are in the following .zip file: AHG20211127.zip EDIT: I missed a last change in the file MAINMENU! I also added a new ASS-TBOXE, BBS-TBOXE, BBS-TBOXE1 and LINK-TBOXE file to assemble the english version of the MyTBOX BBS. Maybe you can use the new files if you will add some more functions to the BBS software. My English BBS files for ASCII and ANSI menu's are in the following .zip file: English_AFTER_AFTAR.zip My German BBS files for ASCII and ANSI menu's are in the following .zip file: German_AFTER_AFTAR.zip See you soon on the new BBS system... Wolfgang

Hello, everyone, In May 2020 I started using a small bulletin board system with TELNET access for TI-99/4a, GENEVE 9640 and other retro computer users. The BBS system is based on the After Hours BBS adapted by Beery Miller for Telnet access. The original version 2.1 was developed by Ed Schaum in 1986. In the meantime, I have adapted this BBS to the German language and for a few days now a second BBS system in the original English version has been online. You can reach the German BBS system at the following address: URL: mytbox99.ddns.net Port: 61643 You can reach the new English BBS system at the following address: URL: mytbox99.ddns.net Port: 61644 Both BBS systems provide a very large download library with more than 2000 files. I have added some items to the online help file and I added a description for the file download to the online system information file. For an ANSI capable Telnet client, the main menus are also displayed in color. Here are a few pictures: Have fun trying!

With Virgil99 v1.4 on my side CTRL-A, CTRL-X and CTRL-E are working. Also the mouse to ADDRESS!

Hi, today I tried the browser VIRGIL99 v1.4. The mouse pointer reacts very smoothly, just like on a modern PC. I found an interesting article about an alternative operating system from 1989 called Plan 9. Main page ADDRESS: gemini: //sunshinegardens.org/~xj9/wiki/plan9/ => plan 9 from bell labs Article ADDRESS: gemini: //sunshinegardens.org/~xj9/wiki/plan9/from-bell-labs.gmi This page loads 1336 lines and uses 156K of memory

Yes, today I played around this. The only chance to break the flow of new messages is 'do nothing' and wait for a time out.